Fredericksburg-based Premier Orthopedics of Virginia spine surgeon Usman Zahir, MD, became the first surgeon in the state to perform a laminectomy using a joimax endosocopic device, according to Fredericksburg.com. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/29/18

Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Hospital and Medical Center received a $1 million donation to establish a minimally invasive robotic surgery center at the hospital, according to Patch. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/15/18

Lane Spero, MD, is now performing robot-assisted spine surgery using Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS system and Medtronic's StealthStation at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. By Shayna Korol - 5/10/18

Professors and surgeons at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia performed a first-of-its-kind robotic surgery to treat a patient suffering from Chordoma. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/4/18

Spine surgery continues to become more complex, but as surgeons take on more complex cases, technology advances to assist. Four spine surgeons provided their predictions for the future of minimally invasive spinal fusion procedures. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/30/18